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Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 6
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About this work
Zhou Yi's calligraphy is across from the painting on leaf six. His colophon reads: The bright moon emerges through the willow, The fragrance of flowers is already difficult to retain. Listening above these tall branches, I sense that faraway in my native place autumn has arrived. Obstructed, all the diminished waters flow, Abruptly the sound of a lute wafts to and fro. A strong wind, unabated, blows among the willow branches.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineAlbum of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 6 (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.6